Equipment News – Page 48
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NewsMeasuring vapour permeability of electronics enclosures
Liquid water is easy to keep out of things – seals and plastics are excellent barriers. However, water vapour can permeate right through those same plastics and barriers almost as if they were not there and in large volumes.
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Fastest VSAT antenna
KVH Industries, has introduced the TracPhone V11-HTS, which it claims to be the world’s fastest 1 metre Ku/C-band maritime VSAT antenna.
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NewsFirst North Sea autonomous manoeuvring trials
A series of pioneering autonomous operation trials for a Damen Fast Crew Supplier 2610 ‘Twin Axe’ outfitted with collision avoidance technology have taken place in the North Sea.
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NewsElectronic Inclinometer enhances tug safety
Tug capsizes and near-capsizes, particularly those caused by towline girting are an area that ''MJ'' still reports on all too often.
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NewsMonitoring system optimises performance
Wight Shipyard, has installed Reygar’s BareFLEET cloud-based monitoring system on the latest fast ferry built for MBNA Thames Clippers to help optimise performance, reduce maintenance costs and enhance operational safety.
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NewsOslofjord’s ‘mini-tsunamis’
Flaskebekk, a small community on the edge of the Oslofjord, regularly experiences what are being termed as ‘mini-tsunamis’, believed to be caused by large ships passing areas of the fjord with pronounced variations in water depth.
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Turkish VSAT+ deal
IEC Telecom is to open-up the Turkish maritime and offshore markets to better value-added voice and data services through a new tie-up that will bring Thuraya’s highly respected VSAT+ maritime satellite service to the region.
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NewsEnvironmental monitoring for port of Dover
Two British companies are combining their expertise to develop a comprehensive environmental monitoring system to be installed at the Port of Dover writes Dag Pike.
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NewsWeather station set to improve pilot safety
The port of Southampton, UK has installed a new hi-tech weather station on Nab Tower in the Solent.
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NewsConsistency and control: large-scale 3D printing in steel
Sometimes something as apparently simple as a big lifting hook calls for very sophisticated technology, writes Stevie Knight.
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NewsNew tech centre targets product development
US-based developer of autonomous vessel control systems, Sea Machines Robotics has opened a new technology centre in Boston, US, dedicated to accelerating product development.
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World Maritime Rescue Congress
In June this year one of the world’s premier maritime search and rescue (SAR) events will be held in Vancouver.
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NewsRijkswaterstaat vessels get it wrong
It seems that even the very experienced Dutch Rijkswaterstaat is not above learning an important – but chastening – deck kit lesson
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NewsNigg Bay fire protection
Bull Products is protecting workers with its wireless fire alarms during the £350 million expansion of Aberdeen Harbour.
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Combined fleet for heavy transport
Recently, Netherlands'' BigLift Shipping and China''s Chung Yang Shipping have agreed to cooperate in heavy transport shipping. Their four heavy transport vessels will be commercially operated by BigLift Shipping.
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NewsManned/unmanned hybrid workboat
US-headquartered SeaRobotics Corporation has announced the successful completion of its factory acceptance testing of its new entry into the autonomous workboat market.
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NewsVessel density maps offer new traffic insight
New EMODnet digital vessel density maps allow users to visualise vessel movement patterns and the distribution of maritime traffic in European waters to help manage maritime space and activities.
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NewsOptical bearing device
In order to give naval vessels more opportunities to fix their position, the Dutch system integrator RH Marine has integrated an optical bearing device (OBD) in WECDIS, the company’s digital chart system for military purposes.
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NewsFoam backpack for firefighting mobility
Seawork exhibitor Survitec has launched a unique backpack in which to carry fire-fighting foam, allowing first responders to fight marine fires more efficiently.
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NewsDrone deliveries: Coming soon to a deck near you?
Wilhelmsen and Airbus’s shore-toship Singapore pilot project, marks the first deployment of drone technology in real-time port conditions, delivering a variety of small, time-critical items to working vessels at anchorage.
